Definition of covenant in English:

covenant

noun ˈkʌv(ə)nəntˈkəvənənt

1An agreement.
协定，协议
there was a covenant between them that her name was never to be mentioned
Example sentencesExamples
- This covenant belongs to the community as much as it belongs to the man and woman who enter it.
- These covenants and conditions run with the property.
- Conservation covenants will cover areas with sensitive eco-systems in the woodland and wetlands sectors.
- Already some states of America - Arizona, Arkansas, and Louisiana - have started a covenant marriage program.
- Private forces and community covenants were also used to meet the challenges of brigands.
- Maori representatives have put together some awesome proposals, such as covenants of access and non-saleability.
- A marriage covenant establishes the expectations that a husband and wife have in the marriage relationship.
- The treaty's opening clauses constituted the covenant of the League.
- They can also lead to wasted taxpayer dollars when unaccompanied by adequate social services and anti-drug covenants.
- I believe in the various covenants and conventions that the Government has entered into.
- And it's doubtful that decisions to ratify international covenants on the subject involve much public consideration either.
- The ten commandments are the moral covenant of the Old Testament, the beatitudes the moral covenant of the New.
- Mr. Brosovsky has since broken that covenant, but I will hold mine.
- The marriage covenant is the foundation of the family.
- When building finally did resume, the covenants were loosened considerably to generate a quick infusion of cash.
- Their responsibility to uphold the covenant was both communal and individual.
- But the fact that he is abusing the marriage covenant does not mean the marriage covenant does not exist.
- For traditional marriage, sex is an important, even necessary or defining component of the marriage covenant.
- As a third term, the covenant engages aspects of the body politic as well as the modern contract.
- In 1985 the Church Commissioners even made him sign a covenant pledging ‘to keep the clock in good working order’.
Synonyms
contract, compact, treaty, pact, accord, deal, bargain, settlement, concordat, protocol, entente, agreement, arrangement, understanding, pledge, promise, bond, indenture, guarantee, warrant
1. 1.1Law A formal agreement, contract, or promise in writing, especially one undertaking to make regular payments to a charity.
  〔律〕盖印合同（尤指向慈善机构定期捐款的合同）
  Example sentencesExamples
  The release was in consideration of ‘payments and covenants herein’.
  They can check if any deeds or covenants exist on neighbouring plots, which may restrict site access.
  I am also of the view that the court cannot read down or limit the application of the covenants to a reasonable level.
  Clause 3 sets out the employer's covenant to pay its own and the employees' contributions to the trustees.
  Meaning of the fundamental covenants and treaties were adopted by Australian governments decades ago.
  Synonyms
  contract, compact, treaty, pact, accord, deal, bargain, settlement, concordat, protocol, entente, agreement, arrangement, understanding, pledge, promise, bond, indenture, guarantee, warrant
2. 1.2Law A clause in a contract drawn up by deed.
  〔律〕盖印合同中的条款
  Example sentencesExamples
  The risk fee covenant clause is associated with the incentive fees on contract.
  Finally, a fee risk covenant clause is included in the contract.
  Clause 5.9.1 is the main user covenant, in the following terms.
  In the lease the lessee's covenants were contained in clause 4.
  Like the other covenants in a loan agreement, breach of the negative-pledge clause will trigger the default clause.
3. 1.3Theology An agreement which brings about a relationship of commitment between God and his people. The Jewish faith is based on the biblical covenants made with Abraham, Moses, and David.
  〔神学〕（上帝与人所立的）约（犹太教是建立在《圣经》所说的与亚伯拉罕、摩西、大卫所立约的基础上的）。参见ARK OF THE COVENANT
  Example sentencesExamples
  Paul is talking about the covenant with Abraham through his seed which was Christ.
  It is God, because He is faithful to His covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, who has preserved the Jews.
  He made a covenant with Abraham to be God to him and to his descendants after him.
  Part of God's fulfillment of the covenant made to Abraham is realized through radical reversals.
  The New Covenant permits Gentile Christians to be included in the covenant with Abraham.

verb ˈkʌv(ə)nəntˈkəvənənt

[no object]

1Agree by lease, deed, or other legal contract.
订立盟约（或条约，契约）
with infinitive the landlord covenants to repair the property
房东得订立修理房产的契约。
Example sentencesExamples
- The maximum part of the covenantor's income that may be treated as covenanted is 5%.
- Under clause 2 of the 1984 Deed the company covenanted to retain at least a part of the green land.
- The issuer covenanted with the Trustee to pay the amount of the Notes as and when they fell due.
- The tenants had covenanted to bear the costs of repair of the premises.
- Ctbn held the head lease of the 18th Floor in which the two companies also covenanted with the landlord.
- The company covenanted not to sell, assign or grant to anyone the right to distribute the products within Canada.
- Typically the project company will covenant to give notice of the assignment to the other party.
- By clause 11.1, the company also covenanted to offer employment to certain employees at no less than their current salaries.
- It was, and is, the position of AWS that liquidated damages must be a genuine, covenanted pre-estimate of loss.
- In this case the subtenant had covenanted with his landlord that he would repair the property.
- By the underlease, the corporation covenanted to repair the interior of the demised premises.
- The defendant covenanted to pay to the plaintiff an insurance rent, and did pay such rent.
- Did I not pay them, to the last sixpence, the sum covenanted for?
- Recognizing these great gifts but also his corrosive personality four men and women covenanted to stick by Jerome.
- He also covenanted to be responsible for all repairs to the pump other than capital replacements.
- It is the use of the information which you have covenanted not to do.
- Willen covenanted with the town for the benefit and protection of the retained land.
- This is in recognition of the fact that wildlife is no respecter of territorial lines covenanted between men.
- The Dyer had sought to enforce a writ against a colleague who had covenanted not to practise the craft of dyeing in the same town.
Synonyms
undertake, give an undertaking, pledge, promise, agree, contract, vow, guarantee, warrant, commit oneself, bind oneself, give one's word, enter into an agreement, engage
archaic plight (oneself)
1. 1.1British with object Undertake to give (a sum of money) regularly to charity by means of a covenant.
  〈英〉通过立约定期（给慈善机构等）捐（款）
  the company have covenanted £1,000 a year to the Law Library
  Example sentencesExamples
  An acquaintance has said that it is possible to covenant money to your children.
  For something this size, you covenant it to maximise the tax efficiency and hence the amount of the donation.
  There is no percentage limit on the amount of income that may be covenanted.
  In order to qualify for relief, there must be a legal obligation to covenant the sum of money for a period in excess of six years.
  Any money it makes it covenants back to the charity - last year this was £159,000.

Phrases

Old Covenant

The covenant between God and Israel in the Old Testament.
〔基督教神学〕旧约（《圣经·旧约》中上帝和以色列人所立的约）
Example sentencesExamples
- The succession from the Old Covenant to the New was an absolutely fundamental tenet of Protestantism.
- He insists that the New Testament teaches no distinction between the moral and ceremonial law of the Old Covenant.
- This was the Old Covenant promise - ‘I will be with you.’
- The speaker noted that the Sabbath was one of several signs given to the Old Covenant people.
- Tonight we are going to observe the New Covenant counterpart of the Old Covenant Passover.

New Covenant

The covenant between God and the followers of Christ.
〔基督教神学〕旧约（《圣经·旧约》中上帝和以色列人所立的约）
Example sentencesExamples
- The New Covenant permits Gentile Christians to be included in the covenant with Abraham.
- Israel in the wilderness and believers under the New Covenant are in analogous situations.
- First of all, he was not writing under the Old Covenant, but was writing to Christians under the New Covenant.
- In Jesus, God creates a New Covenant, a new means by which all the world can be joined to the Creator.
- The writer traces our faith story from angels through Moses and on to the New Covenant.

Derivatives

covenantal

adjective kʌv(ə)ˈnant(ə)l

The reader is left seeking an appraisal of the validity and relevance of Calvin's covenantal argument.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is a covenantal, lifetime relationship between one man and one woman.
- In a covenantal life we are called to love one another, because ‘he first loved us’.
- A Jewish wedding for us is not just a wedding, it is a covenantal affirmation that there is a Jewish future.
- Marriage is a covenantal union of man and woman who become one.

covenantor

noun ˈkʌv(ə)nəntəˈkəv(ə)nəntər

Law

A person who enters a formal agreement, contract, or promise in writing.
the original covenantor is no longer in possession of the land
See also Covenanter
Example sentencesExamples
- The maximum part of the covenantor's income that may be treated as covenanted is 5 percent.
- Covenants are only available to people over 65, and only to a maximum of 5% of the covenantor's total income.
- The judge thought it went too far because of a similar submission, that one of the covenantors might breach the injunction.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French, present participle of covenir 'agree', from Latin convenire (see convene).

Definition of covenant in US English:

covenant

nounˈkəvənəntˈkəvənənt

1An agreement.
协定，协议
Example sentencesExamples
- Mr. Brosovsky has since broken that covenant, but I will hold mine.
- And it's doubtful that decisions to ratify international covenants on the subject involve much public consideration either.
- The ten commandments are the moral covenant of the Old Testament, the beatitudes the moral covenant of the New.
- Already some states of America - Arizona, Arkansas, and Louisiana - have started a covenant marriage program.
- When building finally did resume, the covenants were loosened considerably to generate a quick infusion of cash.
- For traditional marriage, sex is an important, even necessary or defining component of the marriage covenant.
- This covenant belongs to the community as much as it belongs to the man and woman who enter it.
- A marriage covenant establishes the expectations that a husband and wife have in the marriage relationship.
- In 1985 the Church Commissioners even made him sign a covenant pledging ‘to keep the clock in good working order’.
- The treaty's opening clauses constituted the covenant of the League.
- Their responsibility to uphold the covenant was both communal and individual.
- I believe in the various covenants and conventions that the Government has entered into.
- They can also lead to wasted taxpayer dollars when unaccompanied by adequate social services and anti-drug covenants.
- The marriage covenant is the foundation of the family.
- Maori representatives have put together some awesome proposals, such as covenants of access and non-saleability.
- These covenants and conditions run with the property.
- But the fact that he is abusing the marriage covenant does not mean the marriage covenant does not exist.
- As a third term, the covenant engages aspects of the body politic as well as the modern contract.
- Private forces and community covenants were also used to meet the challenges of brigands.
- Conservation covenants will cover areas with sensitive eco-systems in the woodland and wetlands sectors.
Synonyms
contract, compact, treaty, pact, accord, deal, bargain, settlement, concordat, protocol, entente, agreement, arrangement, understanding, pledge, promise, bond, indenture, guarantee, warrant
1. 1.1Law A contract drawn up by deed.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Clause 3 sets out the employer's covenant to pay its own and the employees' contributions to the trustees.
  Meaning of the fundamental covenants and treaties were adopted by Australian governments decades ago.
  The release was in consideration of ‘payments and covenants herein’.
  They can check if any deeds or covenants exist on neighbouring plots, which may restrict site access.
  I am also of the view that the court cannot read down or limit the application of the covenants to a reasonable level.
  Synonyms
  contract, compact, treaty, pact, accord, deal, bargain, settlement, concordat, protocol, entente, agreement, arrangement, understanding, pledge, promise, bond, indenture, guarantee, warrant
2. 1.2Law A clause in a contract.
  〔律〕盖印合同中的条款
  Example sentencesExamples
  In the lease the lessee's covenants were contained in clause 4.
  Like the other covenants in a loan agreement, breach of the negative-pledge clause will trigger the default clause.
  The risk fee covenant clause is associated with the incentive fees on contract.
  Finally, a fee risk covenant clause is included in the contract.
  Clause 5.9.1 is the main user covenant, in the following terms.
3. 1.3Theology An agreement which brings about a relationship of commitment between God and his people. The Jewish faith is based on the biblical covenants made with Abraham, Moses, and David.
  〔神学〕（上帝与人所立的）约（犹太教是建立在《圣经》所说的与亚伯拉罕、摩西、大卫所立约的基础上的）。参见ARK OF THE COVENANT
  See also Ark of the Covenant
  Example sentencesExamples
  He made a covenant with Abraham to be God to him and to his descendants after him.
  It is God, because He is faithful to His covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, who has preserved the Jews.
  Paul is talking about the covenant with Abraham through his seed which was Christ.
  The New Covenant permits Gentile Christians to be included in the covenant with Abraham.
  Part of God's fulfillment of the covenant made to Abraham is realized through radical reversals.

verbˈkəvənəntˈkəvənənt

[no object]

Agree by lease, deed, or other legal contract.
订立盟约（或条约，契约）
the landlord covenants to repair the property
房东得订立修理房产的契约。
Example sentencesExamples
- Typically the project company will covenant to give notice of the assignment to the other party.
- It was, and is, the position of AWS that liquidated damages must be a genuine, covenanted pre-estimate of loss.
- By the underlease, the corporation covenanted to repair the interior of the demised premises.
- Did I not pay them, to the last sixpence, the sum covenanted for?
- The Dyer had sought to enforce a writ against a colleague who had covenanted not to practise the craft of dyeing in the same town.
- This is in recognition of the fact that wildlife is no respecter of territorial lines covenanted between men.
- Under clause 2 of the 1984 Deed the company covenanted to retain at least a part of the green land.
- By clause 11.1, the company also covenanted to offer employment to certain employees at no less than their current salaries.
- The issuer covenanted with the Trustee to pay the amount of the Notes as and when they fell due.
- Recognizing these great gifts but also his corrosive personality four men and women covenanted to stick by Jerome.
- The tenants had covenanted to bear the costs of repair of the premises.
- Ctbn held the head lease of the 18th Floor in which the two companies also covenanted with the landlord.
- It is the use of the information which you have covenanted not to do.
- The defendant covenanted to pay to the plaintiff an insurance rent, and did pay such rent.
- The maximum part of the covenantor's income that may be treated as covenanted is 5%.
- He also covenanted to be responsible for all repairs to the pump other than capital replacements.
- In this case the subtenant had covenanted with his landlord that he would repair the property.
- Willen covenanted with the town for the benefit and protection of the retained land.
- The company covenanted not to sell, assign or grant to anyone the right to distribute the products within Canada.
Synonyms
undertake, give an undertaking, pledge, promise, agree, contract, vow, guarantee, warrant, commit oneself, bind oneself, give one's word, enter into an agreement, engage

Phrases

Old Covenant

The covenant between God and Israel in the Old Testament.
〔基督教神学〕旧约（《圣经·旧约》中上帝和以色列人所立的约）
Example sentencesExamples
- He insists that the New Testament teaches no distinction between the moral and ceremonial law of the Old Covenant.
- This was the Old Covenant promise - ‘I will be with you.’
- Tonight we are going to observe the New Covenant counterpart of the Old Covenant Passover.
- The succession from the Old Covenant to the New was an absolutely fundamental tenet of Protestantism.
- The speaker noted that the Sabbath was one of several signs given to the Old Covenant people.

New Covenant

The covenant between God and the followers of Jesus Christ.
〔基督教神学〕旧约（《圣经·旧约》中上帝和以色列人所立的约）
Example sentencesExamples
- The writer traces our faith story from angels through Moses and on to the New Covenant.
- Israel in the wilderness and believers under the New Covenant are in analogous situations.
- In Jesus, God creates a New Covenant, a new means by which all the world can be joined to the Creator.
- First of all, he was not writing under the Old Covenant, but was writing to Christians under the New Covenant.
- The New Covenant permits Gentile Christians to be included in the covenant with Abraham.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French, present participle of covenir ‘agree’, from Latin convenire (see convene).

词汇	covenant
释义	Definition of covenant in English: covenant noun ˈkʌv(ə)nəntˈkəvənənt 1An agreement. 协定，协议 there was a covenant between them that her name was never to be mentioned Example sentencesExamples This covenant belongs to the community as much as it belongs to the man and woman who enter it. These covenants and conditions run with the property. Conservation covenants will cover areas with sensitive eco-systems in the woodland and wetlands sectors. Already some states of America - Arizona, Arkansas, and Louisiana - have started a covenant marriage program. Private forces and community covenants were also used to meet the challenges of brigands. Maori representatives have put together some awesome proposals, such as covenants of access and non-saleability. A marriage covenant establishes the expectations that a husband and wife have in the marriage relationship. The treaty's opening clauses constituted the covenant of the League. They can also lead to wasted taxpayer dollars when unaccompanied by adequate social services and anti-drug covenants. I believe in the various covenants and conventions that the Government has entered into. And it's doubtful that decisions to ratify international covenants on the subject involve much public consideration either. The ten commandments are the moral covenant of the Old Testament, the beatitudes the moral covenant of the New. Mr. Brosovsky has since broken that covenant, but I will hold mine. The marriage covenant is the foundation of the family. When building finally did resume, the covenants were loosened considerably to generate a quick infusion of cash. Their responsibility to uphold the covenant was both communal and individual. But the fact that he is abusing the marriage covenant does not mean the marriage covenant does not exist. For traditional marriage, sex is an important, even necessary or defining component of the marriage covenant. As a third term, the covenant engages aspects of the body politic as well as the modern contract. In 1985 the Church Commissioners even made him sign a covenant pledging ‘to keep the clock in good working order’. Synonyms contract, compact, treaty, pact, accord, deal, bargain, settlement, concordat, protocol, entente, agreement, arrangement, understanding, pledge, promise, bond, indenture, guarantee, warrant 1.1Law A formal agreement, contract, or promise in writing, especially one undertaking to make regular payments to a charity. 〔律〕盖印合同（尤指向慈善机构定期捐款的合同） Example sentencesExamples The release was in consideration of ‘payments and covenants herein’. They can check if any deeds or covenants exist on neighbouring plots, which may restrict site access. I am also of the view that the court cannot read down or limit the application of the covenants to a reasonable level. Clause 3 sets out the employer's covenant to pay its own and the employees' contributions to the trustees. Meaning of the fundamental covenants and treaties were adopted by Australian governments decades ago. Synonyms contract, compact, treaty, pact, accord, deal, bargain, settlement, concordat, protocol, entente, agreement, arrangement, understanding, pledge, promise, bond, indenture, guarantee, warrant 1.2Law A clause in a contract drawn up by deed. 〔律〕盖印合同中的条款 Example sentencesExamples The risk fee covenant clause is associated with the incentive fees on contract. Finally, a fee risk covenant clause is included in the contract. Clause 5.9.1 is the main user covenant, in the following terms. In the lease the lessee's covenants were contained in clause 4. Like the other covenants in a loan agreement, breach of the negative-pledge clause will trigger the default clause. 1.3Theology An agreement which brings about a relationship of commitment between God and his people. The Jewish faith is based on the biblical covenants made with Abraham, Moses, and David. 〔神学〕（上帝与人所立的）约（犹太教是建立在《圣经》所说的与亚伯拉罕、摩西、大卫所立约的基础上的）。参见ARK OF THE COVENANT Example sentencesExamples Paul is talking about the covenant with Abraham through his seed which was Christ. It is God, because He is faithful to His covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, who has preserved the Jews. He made a covenant with Abraham to be God to him and to his descendants after him. Part of God's fulfillment of the covenant made to Abraham is realized through radical reversals. The New Covenant permits Gentile Christians to be included in the covenant with Abraham. verb ˈkʌv(ə)nəntˈkəvənənt [no object] 1Agree by lease, deed, or other legal contract. 订立盟约（或条约，契约） with infinitive the landlord covenants to repair the property 房东得订立修理房产的契约。 Example sentencesExamples The maximum part of the covenantor's income that may be treated as covenanted is 5%. Under clause 2 of the 1984 Deed the company covenanted to retain at least a part of the green land. The issuer covenanted with the Trustee to pay the amount of the Notes as and when they fell due. The tenants had covenanted to bear the costs of repair of the premises. Ctbn held the head lease of the 18th Floor in which the two companies also covenanted with the landlord. The company covenanted not to sell, assign or grant to anyone the right to distribute the products within Canada. Typically the project company will covenant to give notice of the assignment to the other party. By clause 11.1, the company also covenanted to offer employment to certain employees at no less than their current salaries. It was, and is, the position of AWS that liquidated damages must be a genuine, covenanted pre-estimate of loss. In this case the subtenant had covenanted with his landlord that he would repair the property. By the underlease, the corporation covenanted to repair the interior of the demised premises. The defendant covenanted to pay to the plaintiff an insurance rent, and did pay such rent. Did I not pay them, to the last sixpence, the sum covenanted for? Recognizing these great gifts but also his corrosive personality four men and women covenanted to stick by Jerome. He also covenanted to be responsible for all repairs to the pump other than capital replacements. It is the use of the information which you have covenanted not to do. Willen covenanted with the town for the benefit and protection of the retained land. This is in recognition of the fact that wildlife is no respecter of territorial lines covenanted between men. The Dyer had sought to enforce a writ against a colleague who had covenanted not to practise the craft of dyeing in the same town. Synonyms undertake, give an undertaking, pledge, promise, agree, contract, vow, guarantee, warrant, commit oneself, bind oneself, give one's word, enter into an agreement, engage archaic plight (oneself) 1.1British with object Undertake to give (a sum of money) regularly to charity by means of a covenant. 〈英〉通过立约定期（给慈善机构等）捐（款） the company have covenanted £1,000 a year to the Law Library Example sentencesExamples An acquaintance has said that it is possible to covenant money to your children. For something this size, you covenant it to maximise the tax efficiency and hence the amount of the donation. There is no percentage limit on the amount of income that may be covenanted. In order to qualify for relief, there must be a legal obligation to covenant the sum of money for a period in excess of six years. Any money it makes it covenants back to the charity - last year this was £159,000. Phrases Old Covenant The covenant between God and Israel in the Old Testament. 〔基督教神学〕旧约（《圣经·旧约》中上帝和以色列人所立的约） Example sentencesExamples The succession from the Old Covenant to the New was an absolutely fundamental tenet of Protestantism. He insists that the New Testament teaches no distinction between the moral and ceremonial law of the Old Covenant. This was the Old Covenant promise - ‘I will be with you.’ The speaker noted that the Sabbath was one of several signs given to the Old Covenant people. Tonight we are going to observe the New Covenant counterpart of the Old Covenant Passover. New Covenant The covenant between God and the followers of Christ. 〔基督教神学〕旧约（《圣经·旧约》中上帝和以色列人所立的约） Example sentencesExamples The New Covenant permits Gentile Christians to be included in the covenant with Abraham. Israel in the wilderness and believers under the New Covenant are in analogous situations. First of all, he was not writing under the Old Covenant, but was writing to Christians under the New Covenant. In Jesus, God creates a New Covenant, a new means by which all the world can be joined to the Creator. The writer traces our faith story from angels through Moses and on to the New Covenant. Derivatives covenantal adjective kʌv(ə)ˈnant(ə)l The reader is left seeking an appraisal of the validity and relevance of Calvin's covenantal argument. Example sentencesExamples It is a covenantal, lifetime relationship between one man and one woman. In a covenantal life we are called to love one another, because ‘he first loved us’. A Jewish wedding for us is not just a wedding, it is a covenantal affirmation that there is a Jewish future. Marriage is a covenantal union of man and woman who become one. covenantor noun ˈkʌv(ə)nəntəˈkəv(ə)nəntər Law A person who enters a formal agreement, contract, or promise in writing. the original covenantor is no longer in possession of the land See also Covenanter Example sentencesExamples The maximum part of the covenantor's income that may be treated as covenanted is 5 percent. Covenants are only available to people over 65, and only to a maximum of 5% of the covenantor's total income. The judge thought it went too far because of a similar submission, that one of the covenantors might breach the injunction. Origin Middle English: from Old French, present participle of covenir 'agree', from Latin convenire (see convene). noun.1 phr. Definition of covenant in US English: covenant nounˈkəvənəntˈkəvənənt 1An agreement. 协定，协议 Example sentencesExamples Mr. Brosovsky has since broken that covenant, but I will hold mine. And it's doubtful that decisions to ratify international covenants on the subject involve much public consideration either. The ten commandments are the moral covenant of the Old Testament, the beatitudes the moral covenant of the New. Already some states of America - Arizona, Arkansas, and Louisiana - have started a covenant marriage program. When building finally did resume, the covenants were loosened considerably to generate a quick infusion of cash. For traditional marriage, sex is an important, even necessary or defining component of the marriage covenant. This covenant belongs to the community as much as it belongs to the man and woman who enter it. A marriage covenant establishes the expectations that a husband and wife have in the marriage relationship. In 1985 the Church Commissioners even made him sign a covenant pledging ‘to keep the clock in good working order’. The treaty's opening clauses constituted the covenant of the League. Their responsibility to uphold the covenant was both communal and individual. I believe in the various covenants and conventions that the Government has entered into. They can also lead to wasted taxpayer dollars when unaccompanied by adequate social services and anti-drug covenants. The marriage covenant is the foundation of the family. Maori representatives have put together some awesome proposals, such as covenants of access and non-saleability. These covenants and conditions run with the property. But the fact that he is abusing the marriage covenant does not mean the marriage covenant does not exist. As a third term, the covenant engages aspects of the body politic as well as the modern contract. Private forces and community covenants were also used to meet the challenges of brigands. Conservation covenants will cover areas with sensitive eco-systems in the woodland and wetlands sectors. Synonyms contract, compact, treaty, pact, accord, deal, bargain, settlement, concordat, protocol, entente, agreement, arrangement, understanding, pledge, promise, bond, indenture, guarantee, warrant 1.1Law A contract drawn up by deed. Example sentencesExamples Clause 3 sets out the employer's covenant to pay its own and the employees' contributions to the trustees. Meaning of the fundamental covenants and treaties were adopted by Australian governments decades ago. The release was in consideration of ‘payments and covenants herein’. They can check if any deeds or covenants exist on neighbouring plots, which may restrict site access. I am also of the view that the court cannot read down or limit the application of the covenants to a reasonable level. Synonyms contract, compact, treaty, pact, accord, deal, bargain, settlement, concordat, protocol, entente, agreement, arrangement, understanding, pledge, promise, bond, indenture, guarantee, warrant 1.2Law A clause in a contract. 〔律〕盖印合同中的条款 Example sentencesExamples In the lease the lessee's covenants were contained in clause 4. Like the other covenants in a loan agreement, breach of the negative-pledge clause will trigger the default clause. The risk fee covenant clause is associated with the incentive fees on contract. Finally, a fee risk covenant clause is included in the contract. Clause 5.9.1 is the main user covenant, in the following terms. 1.3Theology An agreement which brings about a relationship of commitment between God and his people. The Jewish faith is based on the biblical covenants made with Abraham, Moses, and David. 〔神学〕（上帝与人所立的）约（犹太教是建立在《圣经》所说的与亚伯拉罕、摩西、大卫所立约的基础上的）。参见ARK OF THE COVENANT See also Ark of the Covenant Example sentencesExamples He made a covenant with Abraham to be God to him and to his descendants after him. It is God, because He is faithful to His covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, who has preserved the Jews. Paul is talking about the covenant with Abraham through his seed which was Christ. The New Covenant permits Gentile Christians to be included in the covenant with Abraham. Part of God's fulfillment of the covenant made to Abraham is realized through radical reversals. verbˈkəvənəntˈkəvənənt [no object] Agree by lease, deed, or other legal contract. 订立盟约（或条约，契约） the landlord covenants to repair the property 房东得订立修理房产的契约。 Example sentencesExamples Typically the project company will covenant to give notice of the assignment to the other party. It was, and is, the position of AWS that liquidated damages must be a genuine, covenanted pre-estimate of loss. By the underlease, the corporation covenanted to repair the interior of the demised premises. Did I not pay them, to the last sixpence, the sum covenanted for? The Dyer had sought to enforce a writ against a colleague who had covenanted not to practise the craft of dyeing in the same town. This is in recognition of the fact that wildlife is no respecter of territorial lines covenanted between men. Under clause 2 of the 1984 Deed the company covenanted to retain at least a part of the green land. By clause 11.1, the company also covenanted to offer employment to certain employees at no less than their current salaries. The issuer covenanted with the Trustee to pay the amount of the Notes as and when they fell due. Recognizing these great gifts but also his corrosive personality four men and women covenanted to stick by Jerome. The tenants had covenanted to bear the costs of repair of the premises. Ctbn held the head lease of the 18th Floor in which the two companies also covenanted with the landlord. It is the use of the information which you have covenanted not to do. The defendant covenanted to pay to the plaintiff an insurance rent, and did pay such rent. The maximum part of the covenantor's income that may be treated as covenanted is 5%. He also covenanted to be responsible for all repairs to the pump other than capital replacements. In this case the subtenant had covenanted with his landlord that he would repair the property. Willen covenanted with the town for the benefit and protection of the retained land. The company covenanted not to sell, assign or grant to anyone the right to distribute the products within Canada. Synonyms undertake, give an undertaking, pledge, promise, agree, contract, vow, guarantee, warrant, commit oneself, bind oneself, give one's word, enter into an agreement, engage Phrases Old Covenant The covenant between God and Israel in the Old Testament. 〔基督教神学〕旧约（《圣经·旧约》中上帝和以色列人所立的约） Example sentencesExamples He insists that the New Testament teaches no distinction between the moral and ceremonial law of the Old Covenant. This was the Old Covenant promise - ‘I will be with you.’ Tonight we are going to observe the New Covenant counterpart of the Old Covenant Passover. The succession from the Old Covenant to the New was an absolutely fundamental tenet of Protestantism. The speaker noted that the Sabbath was one of several signs given to the Old Covenant people. New Covenant The covenant between God and the followers of Jesus Christ. 〔基督教神学〕旧约（《圣经·旧约》中上帝和以色列人所立的约） Example sentencesExamples The writer traces our faith story from angels through Moses and on to the New Covenant. Israel in the wilderness and believers under the New Covenant are in analogous situations. In Jesus, God creates a New Covenant, a new means by which all the world can be joined to the Creator. First of all, he was not writing under the Old Covenant, but was writing to Christians under the New Covenant. The New Covenant permits Gentile Christians to be included in the covenant with Abraham. Origin Middle English: from Old French, present participle of covenir ‘agree’, from Latin convenire (see convene). noun.1 phr.
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